Former Wimbledon champion Marion Bartoli sparked speculation on Tuesday of a return from retirement less than two years after bowing out of professional tennis. Should I?" Bartoli said. "Marion Bartoli has just turned 30.

- Former world number one Rafael Nadal climbed back into third place in the latest ATP Rankings thanks to his Argentine Open win, while Novak Djokovic remains on top of the pile. In Buenos Aires on Sunday, the Spanish superstar ended a title drought that stretched all the way back to his ninth…

Rookie Daniel Berger came from nine strokes behind the lead to enter a playoff for the Honda Classic on Monday but lost out on the second sudden-death hole to Ireland's Padraig Harrington. The 21-year-old Floridian, whose father Jay was a professional tennis player, reaching the quarter-finals in…

- The Czech Republic's Lucie Safarova is banging at the door of an otherwise unchanged top ten in Monday's WTA rankings thanks to her win in the Doha Open. The 28-year-old jumped four places after beating Belarus' Victoria Azarenka in Qatar on Saturday. She is now placed at a career-best 11th. The…

Japan's Kei Nishikori broke into the top four of the ATP world rankings on Monday as the Asian trailblazer continued to shake up the top echelon of men's tennis. His run to the final in Acapulco, where he was beaten by Spain's David Ferrer, elevated him to a new career-high ranking of four, taking…

US Open champion Marin Cilic, who has yet to play this season due to injury, is set to miss this week's Davis Cup World Group first round match between Croatia and Serbia, coach Zeljko Krajan said Tuesday. Cilic is likely to be replaced by Franko Skugor. Apart from Skugor, Borna Coric, Mate Delic…

By Rex Gowar BUENOS AIRES, March 2 (Reuters) - Former world number four Juan Martin Del Potro, having drawn confidence from his brief Sydney return in January, said on Monday he was confident of a full comeback "very soon". If my hand responds well, I'll come back as soon as possible but that…

By Rex Gowar BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) - Rafa Nadal wants tournament organisers to maintain the tradition of clay courts on the Tour and said the growing number of events switching to harder surfaces could increase the injury risk to players long after they finish their careers. Nadal, who won his…

- Rafael Nadal beat Juan Monaco on Sunday to win the Argentina Open, claiming his first title since Roland Garros last year which moved him closer to a slice of tennis history. Nadal's 6-4, 6-1 victory gave him the 46th claycourt title of his career, three behind Guillermo Vilas's all-time record.…